Illinois Lottery player wins $9.2M thanks to ‘broken machine’ at Addison Jewel-Osco

ADDISON, Ill. — An Illinois Lottery player has won a whopping $9,200,000 after getting the wrong ticket from a “broken machine.”

The jackpot-winning ticket was bought for the Aug. 24 Lotto drawing from Jewel-Osco, located at 140 West Lake Street in Addison.

“It was a normal day, just like any other. I was picking up groceries at Jewel and on my way out the door, I decided to buy a lottery ticket,” explained the winner, who has requested to remain anonymous.

The winning ticket matched all six numbers in the drawing to score the $9.2 million prize. The winning numbers were: 2-15-21-29-42-44.

“I actually wanted to buy a ticket for a different game and the machine got stuck on Lotto. I was a bit frustrated. I said, ‘What is going on? The machine won’t give me the right game!’ So I decided I may as well buy the Lotto ticket.”

The lucky winner held onto the ticket for about a month before claiming the prize.

“The morning after the drawing, I scanned the ticket at a machine to check if it was a winner. When the machine showed the $9.2 million prize amount, I couldn’t believe it!,” shared the winner. “I looked at my wife and she was completely speechless. We are laughing over how angry I was at the broken machine – and we’re so grateful for how it all turned out.”

The Jewel-Osco in Addison will receive a one percent bonus of the prize amount, or $92,000, for selling the winning ticket.

For more information or to buy tickets online, go to: IllinoisLottery.com .

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